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Margaret “Gipsie” <I>Rodgers</I> Bennett

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Margaret “Gipsie” Rodgers Bennett

Birth
Montgomery County, Mississippi, USA
Death
30 Mar 1987 (aged 88)
Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Margaret "Gipsie" Rodgers was the daughter of William Franklin Rodgers and Luna R. Collins. She married Carroll Marshall Bennett.

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Margaret R. Bennett

Margaret R. Bennett, 88, of Stewart, died Monday, March 30, 1987 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. She was a Montgomery native and former Greenwood and Winona resident.

Memorial services were conducted from Wilson and Knight Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 1. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery. She was a member of Dockery Baptist Church.

Survivors include seven daughters, Mrs. Hazel Holland of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Thelma King and Mrs. Betty Cox, both of Stewart, Mrs. Velma Butler of Holcomb, Mrs. Alma Dunaway and Mrs. Jean Basey, both of Greenwood, and Mrs. Opal Coley of Vicksburg, a son, Tilmon Bennett of Houston, Texas, a sister, Mrs. Lucille McCoy of Winona, 17 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

The Winona Times
Winona, MS
April 2, 1987
(Beth Austin)
Margaret "Gipsie" Rodgers was the daughter of William Franklin Rodgers and Luna R. Collins. She married Carroll Marshall Bennett.

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Margaret R. Bennett

Margaret R. Bennett, 88, of Stewart, died Monday, March 30, 1987 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. She was a Montgomery native and former Greenwood and Winona resident.

Memorial services were conducted from Wilson and Knight Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 1. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery. She was a member of Dockery Baptist Church.

Survivors include seven daughters, Mrs. Hazel Holland of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Thelma King and Mrs. Betty Cox, both of Stewart, Mrs. Velma Butler of Holcomb, Mrs. Alma Dunaway and Mrs. Jean Basey, both of Greenwood, and Mrs. Opal Coley of Vicksburg, a son, Tilmon Bennett of Houston, Texas, a sister, Mrs. Lucille McCoy of Winona, 17 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

The Winona Times
Winona, MS
April 2, 1987
(Beth Austin)


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  • Created by: Portia Solomon
  • Added: Sep 27, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21787023/margaret-bennett: accessed ), memorial page for Margaret “Gipsie” Rodgers Bennett (26 Aug 1898–30 Mar 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21787023, citing New Hope Church Cemetery, Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Portia Solomon (contributor 46938786).